Chapter 71 We Have to Hurry Up
"The Great Kunmi Liejiaomi of Wusun summoned an army of 160,000!" The commander of Gumo State showed a look of horror. The 160,000 was even much more than the population of their entire Gumo State. For a country with a population of only more than 20,000, the 160,000 army is really a terrible number.
Similarly, this was a bet for the Wusun Kingdom! Their country has a population of only more than 600,000 and 180,000 soldiers. If this war fails, the Wusun country will immediately be attacked by surrounding Kucha, Yanqi, Kangju and even the Huns! Wusun may also disappear from the Western Regions.
"The Great Yuezhi also mobilized all 100,000 troops in their country to the junction of the two countries! After this battle, only one of these two countries could continue to survive in the Western Regions! The failed one would either migrate to other places! Or choose to surrender!" The Western Regions have always been chaotic, and the Gumo State Commander has heard of too many similar things!
"The Wusun Kingdom is the same as the Xiongnu. Their tribes are good at riding and shooting. In addition to grazing, they often act as bandits in various parts of the Western Regions, and repeatedly defeated the ** teams of the Western Regions. The combat power is far above the Great Yuezhi, and my Gumo Kingdom is also deeply affected!" The commander said unwillingly. The Wusun Kingdom is also one of the strongest countries among the 36 countries in the Western Regions. He often harassed the weak neighbor of Gumo Kingdom. "The Dayuezhi is far weaker in both military strength and combat power than the Wusun Kingdom. What's more, the Hunting is blessed by the gods. Since leading the army, the King of the Dayuezhi is a mediocre talent, far inferior to him. In the previous wars, the Wusun Kingdom has defeated the Dayuezhi many times and captured five of their cities! If the war continues, the Dayuezhi will definitely be defeated!"
What he was worried about was whether the Wusun Kingdom would destroy the Gumo Kingdom after defeating the Great Yuezhi. Gumo Kingdom was too close to the royal city of Chigu City of Wusun. Maybe they should surrender to the Wusun Kingdom after the war was decided?
Huh, fortunately, the Great Yuezhi is not completely finished yet! That indicates that we still have a chance! Li You breathed a sigh of relief, and he quickly asked, "Where is the Great Yuezhi King now? How far is it from Gumo?" I hope everything is still there.
"The King of the Great Yuezhi is commanding the army on the borders of the two countries! After passing Shule Kingdom, it is about a thousand miles away from the Gumo Kingdom!" After saying that, he kindly advised, "At this time, Wusun and the Great Yuezhi are fighting fiercely, and accidents are very likely to occur. The envoy should stay in Gumo for a longer time and wait until the war is over before going?"
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered me to visit the countries of the Western Regions. How could there be a reason for stopping because of the war!" Li You shook his head and rejected his kindness. When the war ended, the Great Yuezhi after the defeat was too late to escape. How could he agree to attack the Huns with the Han Dynasty?
As he spoke, he had already entered the city. The commander led Li You and his group to the inn. Li You turned over and dismounted the horse and ordered people to find a piece of silk from the remaining supplies and gave it to the commander to thank him for the information he had provided just now. "If you are willing to help us solve our doubts. Please inform the commander of your country that the commander will go to the palace to pay a visit tomorrow morning!"
The exquisite silk made the captain recover for a long time and quickly agreed to Li You's request! He also eagerly helped his subordinates to place Li You and his group.
"General Ziyun, it seems that we have to speed up!" After the commander left, Li You quickly summoned Tang Yifu's father and Chen Qingzhi to discuss the next plan. "If the victory or defeat of the great battle is decided, everything will be too late!"
"If the lord wants to reach an alliance with the Great Yuezhi, now he can only hope that they can defeat Wusun!" Chen Qingzhi said confidently, "The Great Yuezhi and the Huns have old grudges, and Wusun is a vassal of the Huns. If this battle can be won, even if the Great Yuezhi has no intention of taking revenge, the Huns will not let them go. In this way, they can only form an alliance with the Great Han to survive this disaster."
"General Chen said this very much." Tang Yi's father was not optimistic about the victory of the Dayuezhi. "It's just that the Dayuezhi is far weaker than the Wusun. This battle is probably a little bit unlucky! I still think we might as well meet the Da Kunmi Liejiaomi of Wusun. This person must be a person who has been under the Huns for a long time! After this battle, Wusun's strength will definitely increase greatly. If an alliance with Wusun should be far better than Yuezhi!"
The two deputy gave different opinions. At first glance, it seemed that Tang Yifu's words were more reasonable. However, Li You was limited by the task, and from the perspective of the development of later generations, although Li Jiaomu married Princess Xijun of the Han Dynasty in the future, he also married Juci of the Xiongnu (the title of the daughter of Shanyu is equivalent to that of princess, and Wang Zhaojun's daughter was called Yimo Juci). He had been swaying between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu for a long time, and was not a staunch ally; therefore Li You was more inclined to Chen Qingzhi's decision.
"The hunting priest refused to stay under the Huns for a long time, so he must not be far away for my great man! This person is cunning and difficult to deal with. Fog lamp should hurry up and meet the Yuezhi King first before making a decision!"
"Be careful to obey the order of the envoy!" Since it had been decided, Tang Yi's father no longer insisted, and then discussed with Li You the journey to the Great Yuezhi.
Early the next morning, with the recommendation of the commander, Li You visited the king of Gumo Kingdom. The two sides had a very close conversation. The king of Gumo Kingdom also tried to keep them, but Li You still politely but firmly refused.
After leaving Gumo Kingdom, he turned to the southwest and walked west along the Pamir River, and rushed through Wensu, Shache and other countries, and finally arrived at the border between the Wusun and the Great Yuezhi.
The closer you get to the battlefield, the more tense the atmosphere! The rafts in the Wusun Kingdom are everywhere, and these are people who are used to being thieves. When they see the Han army has fewer people, they often come forward to rob! Under the command of Chen Qingzhi, the Han soldiers defeated the Wusun cavalry repeatedly. Soon, the news of a group of good fighting Han people coming from the grassland reached the ears of the Wusun and the Dayuezhi countries, which also made Tang Yifu's plan to contact Wusun and Wusun bankrupt.
The fortress closest to the front line of the Great Yuezhi, where tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the Great Yuezhi gathered, and they will set out from here to fight against the army of the Wusun Kingdom! The previous series of defeats made these soldiers feel depressed, and they seemed to have a premonition that it would be difficult for them to win in this war! Therefore, the soldiers stationed at the city gate also looked listless.
"Look! Someone is here!" A lookout soldier suddenly pointed at the smoke and dust rolled up in the east and shouted loudly.
"Is our people back or the army of Wusun Kingdom?" the general in charge of guarding the east gate shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!